Never meet your heroes.

UNC head coach Bill Belichick brushed aside Wake Forest skipper Jake Dickert with a cold handshake following Saturday’s 28-12 loss to the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Belichick, whose Tar Heels fell to a brutal 4–6 (2–4 Atlantic Coast Conference) after failing to score a single touchdown, couldn’t get off the field fast enough, making a beeline for the locker room when he heard the final whistle.

This is an awful look for Bill Belichick.

When you occupy the space Bill does, you should recognize what these games mean to opposing coaches.

Jake Dickert even removed his hat as he approached to shake hands. pic.twitter.com/Ce3iitpM1G — Josh Graham (@JoshGrahamShow) November 16, 2025

Dickert, a first-year head coach who just conquered a football icon

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